Issue of June 14, 2021

Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss by Alex Villepique — Cover story speculative fiction

Alex Villepique is an astrophysicist from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who loves to ponder of "what if" sci-fi scenarios and turn them into stories. Currently living in mountains of South California and stares either at the night sky or computer screen.

For Pete's Sake by Terry Petersen — Fiction humor

An old woman with an answer-for-everything disposition doesn't curse. Her tongue carries enough acid without it.

Daily Grind by Gayle Jansen Beede — Poem rhymed

"...Already a hive, the mind's on overtime..."

Do Our Tears Haunt You? by John Tustin — Poem rhymed

"...Trying to scribble over what cannot be unwritten..."

Please Purify and Placate My Soul by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem rhymed

"...let me unlock your feats, your benefits..."

Corona Duty by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Man accuses man for The spread of the virus..."

Fairy Floss by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...you begin to see the rollercoaster in everything..."

Nineteenth by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

Long has taught school at the University of North Texas, North Carolina State University, and Saint Louis University. He is now retired and lives with his wife, Kathleen Farrell, in Saint Louis, Missouri, writes a blog entitled "Out the Backroom Window," and plans to expand Backroom Window Press into a small press publishing venture.

The Blue Moon by Aneek Chatterjee — Poem unrhymed

"...A line escaped from my friend's poem..."

The Mind Wrestles by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...dark places where light is just a flicker of hope..."

Winter Sports and Mass Graves at Buchenwald by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...black and white photos of the dead..."

World's Worst Pool Player by Robert Paul Allen — Poem unrhymed

"...Who else could completely miss the white cue ball with his stick..."

Place Settings 28 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

The holiday is approaching -- why not have a party...

Further into the Darkness by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The story "Bohemian Morning" continues in this serial, with Bethany still making waves...